John Eyre, 1st Baron Eyre

John Eyre, 1st Baron Eyre (c. 1720 – 30 September 1781), was an Irish politician.

The Lord Eyre
Member of Parliament for Galway Borough
In office
1748–1768
Preceded byThomas Staunton
Hon. Richard FitzPatrick
Succeeded byJames Daly
Robert French
Personal details
Born
John Eyre

c. 1720
Died30 September 1781(1781-09-30) (aged 60–61)
Spouse
Eleanor Staunton
(after 1746)
Parent(s)Giles Eyre
Mary Cox Eyre
Alma materTrinity College Dublin

Early life

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Eyre was the son of the Very Reverend Giles Eyre, Dean of Killaloe, by Mary Cox, granddaughter of Sir Richard Cox, 1st Baronet, Lord Chancellor of Ireland. He was the grandson of John Eyre, Member of Parliament for County Galway, and the great-grandson of John Eyre, Mayor of Galway. His uncle John Eyre also represented County Galway in the Irish House of Commons.[citation needed]

He was educated at Trinity College Dublin.[1]

Career

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Eyre returned to the Irish House of Commons for Galway Borough in 1748, a seat he held until 1768.[2] The latter year he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Eyre, of Eyrecourt in the County of Galway.[1]

Personal life

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In 1746, Lord Eyre married Eleanor Staunton, daughter of James Staunton. Together, they were the parents of:[3]

He died in September 1781. Eyre had no surviving sons and the barony died with him.[4]

Descendants

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Through his daughter Mary, he was a grandfather of Eleanor Caulfeild, who married William Howard, 3rd Earl of Wicklow, the former MP for St Johnstown.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b thepeerage.com John Eyre, 1st and last Baron Eyre
  2. ^ "leighrayment.com Irish House of Commons 1692–1800". Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ a b c d Burke, John Bernard (1845). A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. H. Colburn. p. 1044. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Dormant and Extinct Irish Baronies". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Galway Borough
1748–1768
With: Thomas Staunton 1748–1760
Hon. Richard FitzPatrick 1761–1767
Denis Daly 1767–1768
Succeeded by
Peerage of Ireland
New creation Baron Eyre
1768–1781
Extinct